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2003 Press Releases

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December 23, 2003 BTS Releases Third Quarter 2003 Airline Financial Data; Regional Passenger Airlines Report Highest Rate of Domestic Profit
December 22, 2003 Long-Distance Travel Increases by One-Fourth During Christmas/New Year's, BTS Report Says
December 17, 2003 BTS Releases August Airline Traffic Data; Eight Month Domestic Traffic Down (7.1) Percent from Pre-Sept. 11, 2001
December 4, 2003 DOT Report Shows Weather As Greatest Cause of Airline Delays
November 17, 2003 More Travel Reported on Thanksgiving Day Than Previous Day, New BTS Report Says
November 7, 2003 Airlines’ September On-Time Record Third-Best Since 1995
November 3, 2003 Business Travel is 16 Percent of All U.S. Long-Distance Trips; ‘Business Class’ is Usually the Driver’s Seat, New BTS Report Says
October 27, 2003 Travelers Encounter Longer Intercity Travel Schedules, BTS Finds
October 9, 2003 BTS Releases June Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Traffic at Mid-year Down 6.4 Percent from Pre-September 11, 2001
October 8, 2003 BTS Releases Second Quarter 2003 Airline Financial Data; Regional Passenger Airlines Report Highest Rate of Domestic Profit
October 2, 2003 Passengers File 30 Percent Fewer Air Service Complaints in August: Posted Press Release
September 12, 2003 Omnibus Household Survey Shows that Air Travelers Spend More Time at Ticket Check-in Counters than at Security Checkpoints: Posted Press Release
September 8, 2003 Omnibus Household Survey Shows Americans' Average Commuting Time is Just Over 26 Minutes: Posted Press Release
September 2, 2003 Flight Delays Increase Slightly in July: Posted Press Release
August 26, 2003 DOT Releases New NHTS Showing Vehicles in Households Outnumber Drivers: Posted Press Release
August 21, 2003 Traffic Congestion Rated a Problem By Two of Five U.S. Adults, BTS Survey Shows: Posted Press Release
August 12, 2003 BTS Releases May Airline Traffic Data; Low-fare Airline Tops Monthly Domestic Passenger Rankings for First Time: Posted Press Release
August 8, 2003 BTS Analysis Finds Commercial Intercity Transportation Serves Most Rural Areas
August 7, 2003 Flight Delays Increase Slightly in June
July 7, 2003 BTS Releases April Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Airlines Carried 47.4 Million Passengers in April 2003
July 7, 2003 BTS Releases NTAD 2003 Geographic Databases; First Time MPO Boundaries Are Included in a National Database
July 1, 2003 Flight Delays Increase Slightly in May While Carriers Cancel Fewer Flights
June 29, 2003 Omnibus Survey Shows 1 in 5 U.S. Commuters Experience Significant Travel Delays in Getting to Work
June 27, 2003 BTS Releases First-Quarter 2003 Airline Financial Data; Many Passenger Airlines' Domestic Operations Below Break-Even
June 6, 2003 BTS Releases March Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Enplanements rose 1.4 percent over March 2002
June 2, 2003 Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Drop in April
May 23, 2003 BTS Releases February Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Enplanements Rise 5.1 Percent from February 2002
May 19, 2003 DOT to Unveil NHTS Travel Numbers in August; Long Distance Data Will Show How America Travels
May 5, 2003 Consumer Complaints About Airline Service Drop in First Quarter of 2003
May 5, 2003 U.S. DOT Releases Major Survey on Biking and Walking
May 1, 2003 BTS Releases Fourth Quarter 2002 Airline Financial Data; Major Airline Passenger Unit Revenues and Costs Rise from Third Quarter
April 20, 2003 BTS Releases January Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Enplanements Down 13 Percent from December
April 2, 2003 More than 10 Percent of U.S. Freight Is from International Trade, BTS Reports
April 1, 2003 Seven New Carriers Report On-Time Performance, Baggage Mishandling to DOT
March 31, 2003 BTS Issues October 2002 Air Traffic Data With Added Information About Small Airlines and Cargo Carriers
March 13, 2003 Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces New State Freight Profiles To Assist State and Local Groups to Examine Freight Movements
March 12, 2003 BTS Report Shows Detroit, MI and El Paso, TX Continue as Top Gateways for Personal Vehicles Entering the U.S.
March 3, 2003 Flight Delay, Cancellation, Mishandled Baggage Rates Improve in January
February 3, 2003 Fiscal Year 2004 DOT Budget Requests $54.3 Billion For Safer, Simpler, Smarter Transportation System
February 3, 2003 Flight Delays, Consumer Complaints, Mishandled Bags, Bumping Drop in 2002
January 31, 2003 BTS 2003 Pocket Guide to Transportation Highlights Growth of Air Freight
January 2, 2003 Fewer Flight Delays, Cancellations Recorded In November